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words and music by Lowell George, Valerie Carter, and Jackson Browne
from the album "Running On Empty"  1977
CMay be the C/Ehardest thing I've Fever done
         C/GG#o7        Am  
was to walk away from you.
 CLeaving beC/Ehind the life that Fwe'd begun, 
FI sCplit mysGelf in two.F  
PCroud and alone, Gcold as a stone,
rolling dAmown that hCill into the niFght
I could sCee the surprise
and the hGurt in your eyes
there beEhind each flashing city Amlight.
FLove needs a heart.  CAGnd FI need to find C  
Gif lFove needs a heaGrt like mine.F  C  
LAmove won't come near me.
Em7She don't even hear me.
CShe walks by my vacancy sign.D7  
FLove needs a heart,  C    GtFrusting and blind.C  G  
FI wish that hGeart was mAmine.C  G  F  
CProud and alone, cGold as a stone,
I'm aAmfraid to beliCeve the things I Ffeel.
I can cCry with the best;
I can lGaugh with the rest,
but EI'm never sure when it's reAmal.
And it mFay be the hardCest thing GI've Fever done.
CBut apaGrt Ffrom all that D7/F#I   hope to E/G#find,
where's the hFeart that's been loGoking for Ammine?
FI hope it Gfinds me in Fsus2time.C/E  Dm7  Db  
FLove needs a heart.C  
GAnd FI need to findC  
Gif lFove needs a hGeart like mFine.C  

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Love Needs A Heart

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/E

C/G

Em7

D7/F#

E/G#

Fsus2

Dm7

words and music by Lowell George, Valerie Carter, and Jackson Browne

from the album "Running On Empty" 1977

C C/E F

May be the hardest thing I've ever done

C/G Am

G#o7

was to walk away from you.

C C/E F

Leaving behind the life that we'd begun,

F C G F

I split myself in two.

C G

Proud and alone, cold as a stone,

Am C F

rolling down that hill into the night

I could see the surprise

and the hurt in your eyes

E Am

there behind each flashing city light.

F C G F C

Love needs a heart. And I need to find

G F G F C

if love needs a heart like mine.

Love won't come near me.

Em7

She don't even hear me.

C D7

She walks by my vacancy sign.

F C G F C G

Love needs a heart, trusting and blind.

F G Am C G F

I wish that heart was mine.

C G

Proud and alone, cold as a stone,

Am C F

I'm afraid to believe the things I feel.

I can cry with the best;

I can laugh with the rest,

E Am

but I'm never sure when it's real.

F C G F

And it may be the hardest thing I've ever done.

C G F D7/F# E/G#

But apart from all that I hope to find,

F G Am

where's the heart that's been looking for mine?

F G Fsus2 C/E Dm7 Db

I hope it finds me in time.

F C

Love needs a heart.

G F C

And I need to find

G F G F C

if love needs a heart like mine.

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